Depending on how long the writers’ strike continues, we likely are going to see the MCU timeline get pushed back even further – on the film and television side – leading to the possibility of sweeping change regarding what stories we will see first. Last October, long before the strike affected the industry, Marvel already shook up its release schedule and pushed Avengers: Secret Wars to May 2026. But one silver lining is that the pause in productions has bought Marvel Studios some time to rearrange the deck chairs, and the Jeff Loveness removal might be the first step in a major behind-the-scenes shuffle. There are very few upsides to the current labor battle happening in Hollywood between the Writers Guild and the major studios. (Image credit: Marvel Studios) The Writers Strike Has Bought Marvel Some Time This isn’t Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely coming off of Captain America: Civil War to tackle Infinity War and Endgame. But I’m a Quantumania apologist, and I understand why Marvel might have gotten cold feet over the decision to hand the keys to the next Avengers movie to a writer who swung big, but missed with some audiences. And he has passionately defended his Ant-Man choices. Peyton Reed was a consistent influence over the Ant-Man world, but Loveness took the series to some weird places once they entered the Quantum Realm (take a look at his idea for M.O.D.O.K., and how THAT was received), which general audiences rejected. 3, but not the lowest of the MCU’s Phase Four.ĭoes Loveness deserve some of the blame for the below-average performance? Probably. So, not Spider-Man: No Way Home or Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Quantumania finished its run with a worldwide gross of $463.3 million, putting it below its two Ant-Man predecessors, but ahead of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Eternals. The film opened at number one, but then dropped a ridiculous 70% in its second weekend. Critics kicked it around (our own Eric Eisenberg only gifted it two stars in his official review), and that likely affected the film’s box office. * While the full expression is sometimes used in British English, this shortened version is more common.Only, that buzz didn’t help Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Plus ça change (et) moins ça change – "The more it changes (and) the less it changes".Plus ça change, plus c’est pareil – "The more it changes, the more it’s the same".
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